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Leveraging intelligent building infrastructure for event response.

Number: pap. 3579

Author(s) : WAGNER T. C., TAYLOR R. D., REEVE H. M.

Summary

The frequency of attacks, including active shooters, kinetic devices, and hazardous (i.e., chemical or biological) agents, against occupied commercial buildings has seen a dramatic increase in the United States and around the world since 2001. Security professionals concur that the threat is ongoing and unlikely to diminish in the near future. Typical commercial buildings have no systems to actively mitigate these threats. Even iconic buildings rely primarily on restricted access to provide security. Video cameras are often present but are used primarily for forensics after an event has occurred. However, advanced systems that enable intelligent and connected buildings can be leveraged along with sensor technology to enable detection, notification and response to attacks. These same systems can also be used to enhance the response to other emergency events such as grid outages, extreme weather, and earthquakes. This paper will present current research showing how Intelligent Building Technology can be leveraged to provide an automated response to the release of a hazardous agent inside a building. Specifically, CONTAM model results validated with experimental data from a well-instrumented 40,000 sq. ft. testbed building will be presented to demonstrate the capability of using intelligent building infrastructure to affect dispersion of a chemical or biological agent inside a commercial office building.

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  • Original title: Leveraging intelligent building infrastructure for event response.
  • Record ID : 30024905
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Environment
  • Source: 2018 Purdue Conferences. 5th International High Performance Buildings Conference at Purdue.
  • Publication date: 2018/07/09

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